This is getting ridiculous. With all of the cuts and restructures, they were able to get to 26mil under the cap and then they sign a bunch of has beens! C'mon, Steven Jackson signed for 3 yrs @ 12mil. I'm sure he has at least 3 good years left in him and 4 mil a year is pretty cheap. WTF are the Steelers doing? We look like a minor league football team. Then, to wait 4 years for Lewis to develop only to lose him for what I think is a reasonable contract, is just insane.

Really puzzled by the moves thus far!!!!!

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"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." - Abraham Lincoln

Honestly, the front office can eschew the term, but this team is rebuilding. Officially (but unofficially) rebuilding. Lewis' $$$--if this is the actual--is chump change for a corner of his potential.

Only thing I can figure is that they obviously didn't think Lewis was worth "starter money" because as far as CBs go, that's obviously a very reasonable deal.

What is their plan going forward? IMO, none of the guys (minus Ike) that are currently on the roster are starter quality. So, they've either gotta go out and sign somebody or without question, they've gotta draft one in R1 with the expectation that he hit the ground running and start immediately.

There are a ton of options available in FA, tho. It might be the deepest position this year.